Many Palos Verdes homes owners were surprised to receive an email from the Palos Verdes Unified School District that a new California law is going into effect for kindergarten aged children. The new law states that for the 2012-2013 school year, a child must be five years of age before November 1st. Prior to this change the cutoff date was December 2nd, which has been in effect for several years.
Students that were born between November 1st and December 1st will still be eligible to attend the District’s Transitional Kindergarten Program (commonly known as DK) or the preschool program located at Valmonte Elementary (VELA) and Miraleste Elementary (MELA). More information will be available after the first of the year for both these changes and the registration dates for beginning students.
In January, Palos Verdes eighth grade students will be starting their high school selection process for the 2012-2013 school year. Parents will be receiving a letter after the holidays with details on this process. Parent information nights are scheduled on: Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School and Wednesday, February 1, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. at Palos Verdes High School.
